Hurteau et al. 2014 - Earth Systems Ecology Lab
... However, warming temperatures are increasing the frequency of large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation model projections under a doubling of atmospheric CO2, Flannigan et al. ...
... However, warming temperatures are increasing the frequency of large wildfires (Westerling and Bryant, 2008; Pechony and Shindell, 2010; Westerling et al., 2011) and may also increase fire severity. Based on two general circulation model projections under a doubling of atmospheric CO2, Flannigan et al. ...
Nitrogen deposition
... • Global increase in Ndep tends to closely follow the increase in emissions, especially in the NCAR model. Unclear if the increase in other models from climate change is statistically significant • What is happening to GISS_2100? • The hydrological cycle (as identified by lightning and wet depositio ...
... • Global increase in Ndep tends to closely follow the increase in emissions, especially in the NCAR model. Unclear if the increase in other models from climate change is statistically significant • What is happening to GISS_2100? • The hydrological cycle (as identified by lightning and wet depositio ...
the impacts of global climate change on grassland ecosystems
... initially through enhanced growth but also possibly via increased tissue turnover or root exudation. The fate of this extra carbon entering the below-ground compartment is still unclear. It may be incorporated by soil organisms including bacteria and fungi, accumulated in soil organic matter, or rel ...
... initially through enhanced growth but also possibly via increased tissue turnover or root exudation. The fate of this extra carbon entering the below-ground compartment is still unclear. It may be incorporated by soil organisms including bacteria and fungi, accumulated in soil organic matter, or rel ...
Land Resources - Northern Research Station
... move northward into Canada and the distribution will likely follow (Chuine and Beaubien 2001), assuming the species is able to disperse propagules rapidly enough to keep pace with the shifting climatic zone. Because trees live for decades and centuries, absent disturbance, it is likely that forest s ...
... move northward into Canada and the distribution will likely follow (Chuine and Beaubien 2001), assuming the species is able to disperse propagules rapidly enough to keep pace with the shifting climatic zone. Because trees live for decades and centuries, absent disturbance, it is likely that forest s ...
Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation Episodes from Becoming
... episodes can be expected during the 15-year lifespan of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As noted by the WMO, future ENSO episodes will interact with the changes already occurring in our climate in ways that cannot be fully predicted, and ENSO could compound existing impact of climate chan ...
... episodes can be expected during the 15-year lifespan of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As noted by the WMO, future ENSO episodes will interact with the changes already occurring in our climate in ways that cannot be fully predicted, and ENSO could compound existing impact of climate chan ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... pressing development needs countries face as they pursue sustainable development. LECRDS are based on a series of steps and various robust and socio-economic) such as climate change scenarios, current and projected sustainable development needs, and climate change response options. These assessments ...
... pressing development needs countries face as they pursue sustainable development. LECRDS are based on a series of steps and various robust and socio-economic) such as climate change scenarios, current and projected sustainable development needs, and climate change response options. These assessments ...
Misinformation and the 2010 Election
... The midterm Federal election of 2010 was the first to be conducted in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This decision struck down a provision of the McCain-Feingold election law which had prohibited corporations and unions from payi ...
... The midterm Federal election of 2010 was the first to be conducted in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This decision struck down a provision of the McCain-Feingold election law which had prohibited corporations and unions from payi ...
Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project
... that peak water levels in the floodplain will reach 3.47 m above sea level, and 3.10–3.60 m above sea level at the project site. It was found that without adaptation, the future onein-hundred year event will raise water levels approximately 0.1 m above the embankment freeboard, presenting a situatio ...
... that peak water levels in the floodplain will reach 3.47 m above sea level, and 3.10–3.60 m above sea level at the project site. It was found that without adaptation, the future onein-hundred year event will raise water levels approximately 0.1 m above the embankment freeboard, presenting a situatio ...
Deliverable 2F3 Full Costs of Climate Change WP 2F
... types (MA 2005). Naturally, these biomes not only differ in their primary production (e.g. low productivity in tundras vs. high productivity in tropical rainforests), but also provide different ecosystem services. For example, water regulation functions of forests differ greatly from those of grassl ...
... types (MA 2005). Naturally, these biomes not only differ in their primary production (e.g. low productivity in tundras vs. high productivity in tropical rainforests), but also provide different ecosystem services. For example, water regulation functions of forests differ greatly from those of grassl ...
Planning and costing agricultural adaptation to climate change in
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
... 1.1 The agricultural sector and its significance The Tanzanian agriculture sector accounts for 27 per cent of GDP, 30 per cent of export earnings, and 65 per cent of raw material for domestic industries (URT 2006a). The sector is predominantly rainfed crop-based, and provides a livelihood to over 80 ...
From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: the Shaping of
... adaptation and Stage III to the facilitation of adaptation, but nowhere has it been explicitly agreed how adaptation policies or measures will be implemented. According to some negotiators who participated in the drafting of Decision 11/CP.l, the ambiguity was unavoidable. Negotiators were not cert ...
... adaptation and Stage III to the facilitation of adaptation, but nowhere has it been explicitly agreed how adaptation policies or measures will be implemented. According to some negotiators who participated in the drafting of Decision 11/CP.l, the ambiguity was unavoidable. Negotiators were not cert ...
factors influencing climate change adaptation
... policies should be put in place such as extension services, consider running programs on television and radios to increase awareness on climate change. These policies should address imperfections such as access to information and linking farmers with extension services and farmers groups in order to ...
... policies should be put in place such as extension services, consider running programs on television and radios to increase awareness on climate change. These policies should address imperfections such as access to information and linking farmers with extension services and farmers groups in order to ...
Final Report of the Select Committee on Climate Change
... global temperatures of more than 2.0 degrees Celsius will result in significant, irreversible impacts. The current level of GHG emissions is expected to push global temperatures over this 2.0 degrees Celsius threshold before the end of this century. The panel has also determined that it is “extremel ...
... global temperatures of more than 2.0 degrees Celsius will result in significant, irreversible impacts. The current level of GHG emissions is expected to push global temperatures over this 2.0 degrees Celsius threshold before the end of this century. The panel has also determined that it is “extremel ...
StudentS take on climate StorieS
... The result is a range of stories covering everything from community recycling initiatives to the use of sheep poo as an energy source for the future. The range of stories investigated by our reporters highlights the impacts climate change can have on the lives of young people across the country. You ...
... The result is a range of stories covering everything from community recycling initiatives to the use of sheep poo as an energy source for the future. The range of stories investigated by our reporters highlights the impacts climate change can have on the lives of young people across the country. You ...
Climate Change in Prince George - Canadian Institute of Planners
... Climate change is already affecting the ecosystems and resources that humans depend on and these impacts are projected to increase (Parry et al., 2007). Managers and stakeholders in local areas will need to adapt to these changes. Sectors already being affected by climate change in British Columbia ...
... Climate change is already affecting the ecosystems and resources that humans depend on and these impacts are projected to increase (Parry et al., 2007). Managers and stakeholders in local areas will need to adapt to these changes. Sectors already being affected by climate change in British Columbia ...
variations - US CLIVAR
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
A Greener Dragon? - Department of Defence
... As a developed economy endowed with natural resources, it is within Australia’s capacity to undertake reform and increase GHG emission reductions. The constraints for Australia implementing mitigation actions are ‘no longer technological or economic…. [t]hey are political, institutional and ideologi ...
... As a developed economy endowed with natural resources, it is within Australia’s capacity to undertake reform and increase GHG emission reductions. The constraints for Australia implementing mitigation actions are ‘no longer technological or economic…. [t]hey are political, institutional and ideologi ...
news10-1
... complicated negotiations COP15 'took note' of a two and a half page document called the 'Copenhagen Accord' that was drawn up by a select group of countries. This Copenhagen Accord captures the political agreement to cap temperature rise, reduce emissions and raise finance for climate change mitigat ...
... complicated negotiations COP15 'took note' of a two and a half page document called the 'Copenhagen Accord' that was drawn up by a select group of countries. This Copenhagen Accord captures the political agreement to cap temperature rise, reduce emissions and raise finance for climate change mitigat ...
Summer 2015
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
The cost of inaction: Recognising the value at risk
... cut in half, while the extreme losses, identified as tail risks, can be reduced by more than three-quarters. Although the mean projected losses are significant, the results also show that institutional investors are particularly at risk of lower probability but higher impact losses. Direct impacts v ...
... cut in half, while the extreme losses, identified as tail risks, can be reduced by more than three-quarters. Although the mean projected losses are significant, the results also show that institutional investors are particularly at risk of lower probability but higher impact losses. Direct impacts v ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION SUCCESS: THE SCOPE OF
... 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,” and tentatively operationalized this goal through the 2 °C target of warming beyond the pre-industrial average global temperature below which climate should be stabi ...
... 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,” and tentatively operationalized this goal through the 2 °C target of warming beyond the pre-industrial average global temperature below which climate should be stabi ...
Climate politics in the lower Mekong basin
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
... These official concerns are not always reflected in strong political support for climate policies and climate action. Economic growth, food and energy security dominate the daily business of development in most developing (and developed) countries, including the Mekong countries. The imperatives of ...
36 - Ecology and Society
... Ims 6 and Paul Eric Aspholm 14 ABSTRACT. Humans depend on services provided by ecosystems, and how services are affected by climate change is increasingly studied. Few studies, however, address changes likely to affect services from seminatural ecosystems. We analyzed ecosystem goods and services in ...
... Ims 6 and Paul Eric Aspholm 14 ABSTRACT. Humans depend on services provided by ecosystems, and how services are affected by climate change is increasingly studied. Few studies, however, address changes likely to affect services from seminatural ecosystems. We analyzed ecosystem goods and services in ...
Noosa Climate Action Plan
... process. The Noosa Biosphere Ltd and the new Living Smart Homes websites were suggested as important portals to continue the sharing of this information. Healthy relationships and productive partnerships between neighbours, community groups, businesses, government and education and research bodies c ...
... process. The Noosa Biosphere Ltd and the new Living Smart Homes websites were suggested as important portals to continue the sharing of this information. Healthy relationships and productive partnerships between neighbours, community groups, businesses, government and education and research bodies c ...